# Bird flu hits foie gras farmers as lethal strains sweep Europe | The Straits Times

> More than 3.5 million birds across Europe have died from avian flu since October, the most far-reaching outbreak on the continent in four years, with about 600,000 ducks culled in France. Poland lost over two million birds, and China and South Korea have imposed poultry import restrictions.

- Date: 2021-01-09 · published 2021-01-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49034-bird-flu-hits-foie-gras-farmers-as-lethal-strains-sweep-europe-the-straits-times
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy European poultry losses and import bans reduce meat output and feed demand in the region, which is bearish for poultry-feed consumption and mildly bearish for European meal demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-02-21 | [Farmers say bird flu a 'crisis' as egg prices soar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26061-farmers-say-bird-flu-a-crisis-as-egg-prices-soar.md) | -6.8% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2025-02-02 | [On the frontline against bird flu, egg farmers fear they're losing the battle : Shots - Health News : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26064-on-the-frontline-against-bird-flu-egg-farmers-fear-they-re-losing-the-battle.md) | +0.6% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2021-06-11 | [Weekly poultry digest: Europe issues a report on bird flu
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46582-weekly-poultry-digest-europe-issues-a-report-on-bird-flu-the-poultry-site.md) | -6.1% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2025-02-02 | [Egg prices have soared as farmers contend with bird flu outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26065-egg-prices-have-soared-as-farmers-contend-with-bird-flu-outbreak.md) | +0.6% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2021-01-17 | [Asian Farmers Battle New Bird Flu Outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49036-asian-farmers-battle-new-bird-flu-outbreak.md) | -2.6% | +3.7% |
| SBM | 2025-02-21 | [Farmers say bird flu a 'crisis' as egg prices soar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26061-farmers-say-bird-flu-a-crisis-as-egg-prices-soar.md) | -1.7% | +0.5% |
| SBM | 2025-02-02 | [On the frontline against bird flu, egg farmers fear they're losing the battle : Shots - Health News : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26064-on-the-frontline-against-bird-flu-egg-farmers-fear-they-re-losing-the-battle.md) | -0.1% | -3.1% |
| SBM | 2021-06-11 | [Weekly poultry digest: Europe issues a report on bird flu
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46582-weekly-poultry-digest-europe-issues-a-report-on-bird-flu-the-poultry-site.md) | -4.8% | -5.6% |

## Sources

- straitstimes.com: https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/bird-flu-hits-foie-gras-farmers-as-lethal-strains-sweep-europe

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